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Just to take up a few points raised: The UK edition of The Golden Compass is entitled Northern Lights (or at least the one I have is so entitled). The Golden Compass fits better w…
18 Apr 2001, 20:49
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Hi, I don't think anyone has posted this yet - the Russian phrase at the end of "The Death of Koshchei the Deathless" means (according to my very fluent friend, Rachel Errington), …
24 Jan 2000, 21:59
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Not in my edition: Mother's Day has "Car Sinister". cheers, -- II |\ _,,,---,,_ Matt Freestone II zzz. /,`.-'`' -.…
14 Jan 1999, 18:56
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Mantis, A quick check in the (usually excellent) London Encyclopedia and a couple of other guide books reveals no mention of inscriptions on either arch. There's a picture of Marb…
23 Nov 1998, 19:18
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David: And for all of history, the parents would tell you where to go. I'd especially not like to try such a request on a heavily armed robot soldier. I think the whole chem repro…
03 Nov 1998, 09:15
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Try www.tezcat.com/~josephb/lit/crowley/index.html - though I don't think it's been updated all that recently. The site's author mentions a title for the third AEgypt book, "Daemon…
31 Oct 1998, 15:46
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Okay, this is definitely my last post on black holes unless I find some scientific backup for either Prion's view or my own... Prion: This is what you keep saying, but as I point…
05 Jul 1998, 13:57
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Hi, Just thought I'd add my bit to the black hole debate: This sounds right - it's a positive feedback cycle, but it doesn't prove your claim that the process only takes a few se…
04 Jul 1998, 13:32
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Or, as someone (Russell?) once put it, "I know that I am God, because whenever I try to pray, I find I'm talking to myself." -- II |\ _,,,…
01 Jul 1998, 22:33
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Alga: Is that before or after the concom send him out for ice? :-) re: Hawksmoor I quite agree - I read it just recently (though it's been on the list for a long time) and I thou…
29 May 1998, 17:05
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Hi, A few more random thoughts on "Cues": Adam: I tend to agree with this, though I don't see the bowling balls as malicious: they just do what you want and assume you've thought…
26 May 1998, 18:12
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The techniques of artificial memory are much older than the middle ages. In fact, Simonides, in the Soldier books, was one of the great practitioners of the art in classical times.…
04 Apr 1998, 12:32
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Hi, I'm also in favour of merging the Urth and Whorl lists (to a list I would call "Wolfe"). I also like Alga's idea of discussing other authors that the group enjoys, but I would …
20 Aug 1997, 19:57
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Mantis, But the point here is that Weer is anchoring the hermit to his imagined visits to Dr Van Ness, not to the picnic. And as Weer puts it, "I consult Dr Black as a boy (though…
20 Jul 1997, 12:31
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Hi, A few more points on 'Hues...' Nutria: Where did you infer this from? Near the end of the story, Marilyn asks Kyle, 'Can you cure him (Skip)?'. Kyle answers, 'I think so...' …
06 Jul 1997, 13:27
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Hi, At the risk of going completely off topic, let me just add a couple more Crowley comments. Lasrach writes: What is Crowley's latest - on a recent search for Crowley stuff on …
27 May 1997, 18:36
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Hi to Everyone, I've been following Whorl for quite some time, and Urth since it was set up, but I haven't posted before - mainly for want of time to check my views against the tex…
19 Apr 1997, 18:00
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